47 Site-9 Stupa 9 Broken pillar inscription year 8

D.C.Sircar - EI, V. XXXV No. 2. A, p 8
K. Raghunath I.V. p. 135 (No 30)
This inscription is engraved on a broken pillar found in the mandapa in site no. 9 (A. H.
Longhurst's stupa No. 9.) at Nagarjunakonda.

TEXT (D.S.)

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s[i]r[i]-Vèrapurasa[data]sa . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . raão Vàseòhi-puta[sa] [I]khà . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Ehuvuëa-Chàntamólasa savachhara . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 [ma] gimha-pakha chavuòha divasa pa . . . . . . . . . .
5 [pa]vate Vijayapure Aparama[hàvina] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 yànà mahà-nigàye Seòhivara-vaäham[àne] . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 . . . . . . sikasa Ariya-saìgha[sa] se . . . . . .
8 [äa]va padiòhapeti bhara-[sa]laì niva[na] . . . . . .
9 v[e]ti Budha-Dhaìma-Saìgha-[ma]gala . . .
10 . . . vara-gèrivara-ne[gama] . . . . . .
11 . . . bahu-[de]yadhama-kàraka
12 [u]phà(pà)sako Cha[da]sirè cha [Nà] . . .
13 . . . piya-bhàtuk[o] raão à[yu] . . . . . . .
14 . . . apana màtà-pituno . . . . . .
15 . . . riyake nimitta sàlà . . . . . . . . .
16 . . . purat[o] [kà]ràpità . . . . . . . . .
17 . . . [mane] sukh-athanàya . . . . . . . . .
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From impressions.
L. 1. The damaged aksharas appear to be sidhaì raão.(D.S.)
L. 2. The word lost at the end of line 1 and the beginning of line 2 is putasa; the lost aksharas at the end of line are -kónaì siri- as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 3. The lost aksharas are aòha-, as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 4. The lost aksharas are -darasa Siri- as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 5. The lost aksharas are -seli- as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 7. The damaged aksharas at the beginning of the line look like Udini-; the lost aksharas at the end of line are -la-ma-.(D.S.)
L. 8. The intended reading (for bhara-) seems to be bhaäàra- or bhaìäàra-; the lost aksharas are -ya niòha-.(D.S.)
L. 10 The word lost at the end of line 9 and at the beginning of line 10 is nagara as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 11. The word lost at the end of line 10 and the beginning of line 11 is vara as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 13. The aksharas lost at the end of line 12 and the beginning of line 13 are -gasiri as suggested by B; the word lost here at the end of line is vadhanike as suggested by B.(D.S.)
L. 14. The word pójà (probably pójàye, 'for honouring') occurs here in B.(D.S.)
L. 15. B suggests that the akshara lost here is bha.(D.S.)

TEXT (Raghunath)

1. ................ S(i)r(i) Virapurisa(data)sa.....
2. ................ raão Vàsethiputasa (I)kha.........
3. Ehuvula-chamtamólasa savachhara.............
4. (ma) giìha-pakha chavutha diva sa pa.........
5. (pa)vate vijayapure Aparamahàvina)............
6. yànà mahà-nigàye sethivara-vaäham(àne)........
7. ......... sikasa Ariya-saìgha(sa) se..................
8. (äa)va padithapeti bhara (sa)lam niva(na)......
9. v(e)ti Budha-Dhamma-samgha-(ma)gala..........
10. ......... vara-girivara-na(gama)
11. .......... bahu-(de)yadhaìa-kàràka
12. (u)phà(pà)sako Cha(da)siri cha (na).............
13. ........ piya. bhatud(o) raão a(yu)........
14. ........ apano màtà-pituno.................
15. ........ riake nimitta sàlà........................
16. .............purt(o)(kà)rapità
17. ...........(mana) sukhathanàya......................
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L 1. The damaged aksharas apper to be 'Sidham rano'
L 2. The word lout at the end of line I and the beginning of line 2 is 'putase'. The lost aksharas are 'Kunam siri'
L 3. The lost aksharas are 'atha'
L 4. The lost aksharas are 'darasa siri'
L 5. The lost aksharas are 'seli'
L 7. The damaged aksharas at the beginning of the line look like ' Udini'. The lost aksharas are 'la-ma'
L 8. The intended reading seems to be 'bhadara or bhamdara'. The lost aksharas are 'yanitha'
L 10. The word lost at the end of the line 9, and at the beginning of line 10 is 'Nagara'
L 11. The word lost at the end of line 10 and the beginning of line 11 is 'vara'.
L 13. The aksharas loat at the end of the line 12 and the beginning of line 13 are 'gasiri'. The word lost is vadhanikc.
L 14. The word 'puja' (probably 'pujayc' for honouring).
L 15. That the aksharasa lost here is 'bha'